Problem Note 64316: The FILENAME URL statement stops responding and generates a segmentation violation when you use a URL that redirects
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If you use the FILENAME URL statement with a URL that redirects, the statement does not run successfully and a segmentation violation similar to the following is generated:
ERROR: An exception has been encountered.
Please contact technical support and provide them with the following traceback information:
The SAS task name is [DATASTEP]
Segmentation Violation
Please contact technical support and provide them with the following traceback information:
The SAS task name is [DATASTEP]
Segmentation Violation
If you are using a client such as SAS® Studio or SAS® Enterprise Guide®, the code stops responding and you have to terminate the session. In this scenario, the error information above is written to the workspace server log if workspace server logging is turned on.
Click the Hot Fix tab in this note to access the hot fix for this issue.
Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | Product Release | SAS Release | ||
| Reported | Fixed* | Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | Base SAS | 64-bit Enabled AIX | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2019 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2016 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 10 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro x64 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 32-bit | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x64 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32-bit | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| z/OS 64-bit | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| z/OS | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Solaris for x64 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Linux for x64 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| HP-UX IPF | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
A fix for this issue for Base SAS 9.4_M6 is available at:
https://tshf.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/D9T.html#64316| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | high |
| Topic: | Common Programming Tasks ==> Reading and Writing SAS Data SAS Reference ==> Statements ==> Data Access ==> FILENAME, URL Access Method |
| Date Modified: | 2019-06-17 10:49:20 |
| Date Created: | 2019-06-11 16:16:57 |